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Wesley Clair Mitchell

American statistician (1874-1948) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 74

Wesley Clair Mitchell was an American economist known for his empirical work on business cycles and for guiding the National Bureau of Economic Research in its first decades.

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1948Died29 October 19481947Francis A. Walker MedalAward1945Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of ParisAward1934Messenger LecturesAward1933Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAward1874Born5 August 1874

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Francis A. Walker Medal1947
Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Paris1945
Messenger Lectures1934
Fellow of the Econometric Society1933
Fellow of the American Statistical Association

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United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1874 to 1948 · aged 74